Cabinet for laces and the like.



F. B. RICHARDSON.

CABINET FOR LAGES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1.912.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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P. E. RICHARDSON.

CABINET FOR LAOES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1912. 1,l21,1 32. Patented Dec115,1914.

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- sA r r ew sense LIKE To dZZwhbvrt-z't maycon'cem: Be'it'kiiown that I, FRANCIS E. RICHARD- sols, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county-of Chathamand State of Georgia, have invented certain new andnseful Improvements in Cabinets for Laces and the like, of which the following isa specification, reference beinghadtherin to the accompanying drawing.

'A leading object of thisinvention is to provide "a compact cabinet capable of holding in convenient form for display a great quantity of laces or the like.

With this end in view a rotary receptacle having glass doors is mounted on a base structure and has on two opposite sides a series of closely contiguous vertical frames each provided with lace racks and each adapted to be drawn out edgewise and swung 90 so as to present its broader open side to the persons inspecting the goods.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus, the front doors being opened and partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a view looking from the right in Fig. 1, part of the apparatus being shown in axial section. Fig. 3 is a plan view, the top of the rotary receptacle or casing being removed. Fig. 4 shows in side view the upper portion of one of the frames with the upper lace rack therein. Fig. 5 illustrates the mounting of the rack in the frame. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the connection of the rack bar to one of its end supports.

In these figures, A represents a base structure consisting of a suitable casing having a plane top A and, below it, drawers A upon two opposite sides. From this base rises a central rod B rigidly fixed to a cross bar B in the base below the plane of the drawers. On this base supported by rollers O", stands the lace receptacle or casing C provided with side walls C, front and rear doors C C, a projecting bottom plate (1* and a corresponding top plate C through both of which plates the rod B extends, forming a guide or axis about which the casing may rotate on its base. Midway between its front and rear doors the casing is vertically divided and braced by a partition C, cut away for the passing of the rod B. The front and rear portions of the apparatus are ident1cal and only the front portion need be described in detail.

In this portion are mounted a series of narrow rectangular frames D each having Specification of Iie tt ers Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.,

Application ind- Jul '22, 1912; Serial No. 710,300.

both top and bottom members provided -with a central rib D to run in corresponding channels or ways D. in the top and bottom of the casing, these channels bein formed as shown in Fig. 3, by spaced raised portions or ribs D extending only to the planes ofthe front and rear margins of the sides. Each frame is further provided at top bottom of its inner side with vertical. pins E which project into narrow grooves E in the bottoms of the wider channels or ways D and these narrower grooves extend forward beyond the line of the easlng doors, as seen in Fig. 3, butvnot to the margin of the projecting top and bottom of the main casing, so that when the doors are open any one of the frames may be drawn forward by its handle, until its pins reach the ends of their grooves and may then swing to the right or left, about these pins as pivots, until its broader side instead of its edge is presented to the front.

Each frame, as shown in Fig. 2, is provided with a series of racks each consistin of two side rods F, F and a horizontal ro F hinged at one end to the rod F and engaging by a spear-like head F in a corresponding recess in a block F carried by the rod F, and normally held in such engagement by a spring F at the hinged end. Each rod 'F, F is pivoted in a disk G fixed to the side wall of the frame and the swinging of the rods is limited, by means of shoulders or stops G, G, to movements be tween vertical and horizontal positions. \Vhen in vertical position it is slightly held, by its own elasticity, behind a rounded stop G \Vhen it is desired to mount a lace card or the like on the rack, or to remove one, the rod is swung about its hinge and its pointed end is passed through the article or an attachment thereof, and the rod is again restored to position.

Obviously rotation of the casing upon the base and about the guide rod, or axis, brings the rear side of the apparatus to the front, so that the stock in any frame, or any article in any frame in the casing, may be quickly inspected and removed, as a whole or in part, without change of position. It is prising vertical side walls, a central transtingrin' the corresponding channels and at its" inner side-with pins projecting into the corresponding grooves in the plates whereby each )frame in sliding between adjacent framesfis independently held accurately in its :own plane and when fully drawn out is still held in a vertical plane by its pins although freeto swing horizontally.

- 2. In a lace cabinet, the combination with V a rectangular casing, of a series of vertical rack frames mounted in the casing to slide horizontally outward and to swing-horizontally through an angle of 180- for displaying both faces, of normally vertical racks Mame.

mounted in each frame to swing forwardly to horizontal position and comprising two side members, a horizontal bar pivoted at one end to one side member and detachably engaging the other side member, and a spring resisting the swinging of the bar upon its pivot,

3. The combination with a suitable casing, of a series of skeleton rack frames each arranged to slide horizontally outward and swing, upon a vertical axis while held by the top and bottom of the frame, racks mounted in said frames and each consisting of normally vertical side rods pivotall attached at their lower ends to the sides 0 the corresponding frame, and .a bar pivoted to the upper .end of one of the rods, to swing vertically, and normally engaging and. holding the upper end -of the companion rodat a fixed distance; y

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence ofi-two witnesses.

1 FRANCIS EPPS RICHARDSON.

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